LEAVING LAS VEGAS
[mpinpage] THE XYIENCE SAGA CONTINUES By: Rich Bergeron From my window-seat vantage point on my under-booked flight back to Boston from Sunny Vegas last Tuesday morning, I counted 15 towering cranes in the skyline of the famous strip. As the economy sours, so too do the big crowds and floods of tourists once willing and […]
FANTASY DREAM FIGHTS: Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
[mpinpage] FANTASY DREAM FIGHTS Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Sugar Ray Leonard By Tony Penecale Sugar Ray and Pretty Boy Floyd. The 7Up Kid and the Hip-Hop Bad Boy. Leonard became a media sensation, winning the gold medal by dominating the feared Cuban Andres Aldama. Extremely popular, Leonard brought a charismatic force into the ring, […]
ELITE XC: RETURN OF THE KING – RESULTS & PLAY-BY-PLAY (Saturday June 14, 2008)
by: Jack Bratcher [mpinpage] Rafael Feijaou vs. Wayne Cole Wayne Cole will not look in Rafael’s eyes during the staredown. Anderson Silva is in Feijaou’s corner. Feijaou gets a takedown but Cole gets up. Clinched against cage with knees by Feijaou. Time-out called due to knee to the groin by Feijaou. Cole gets up […]
UNTAMED 21 EVENT MAKES A STAND FOR MASS. MMA
By: Rich Bergeron [mpinpage] Massachusetts lawmakers are poised to enact legislation to regulate mixed martial arts in the state in the near future, and the storm of media attention resulted recently in some local pundits criticizing a sport they just don’t understand. For Instance, 20/20 put out this report: ULTIMATE FIGHTING: KIDS IN THE […]
THOUGHTS & RESULTS — WEC (WORLD EXTREME CAGEFIGHTING) – FABER vs. PULVER June 1, 2008
by: Jack Bratcher [mpinpage] This event took place in Sacramento, California at the Arco Arena and was shown Live on the Versus Television Station. Rob McCullough vs. Kenny Alexander – Frank Mir commentating, said it perfectly, this fight looked like a sparring match. He said he didn’t see evil intentions in Rob’s strikes. I’m […]
THE AFTERMATH OF ELITE XC on CBS – MAY 31, 2008
by: Jack Bratcher [mpinpage] Wow, what can I say about this card? I have alot of different feelings about this card. I watched the preliminary fights and the main card. I’m not going to go over every bout in detail. Instead, I’m going to go by the “highlights” and what stuck out to me. I […]
LIDDELL BEAT AGAIN: UFC 76 POST-FIGHT REPORT
UFC 76 [mpinpage] FIGHT 1: Tyson Griffin vs. Thiago Thavares – (LIGHTWEIGHT) – Griffin is from Couture’s camp in Vegas. Thavares is coming off a win against Jason Black. The Fighters start by feeling each other out. Griffin starts with a strong leg kick. Goes to ground with Griffin in guard and throws a […]
TAYLOR SPINKS NOT ENOUGH TO SAVE BOXING: PAVLIK STEALS SHOW
WRONG MAIN EVENT HIGHLIGHTED ON HBO SATURDAY BY: Rich Bergeron [mpinpage] Yet another hyped up boxing match failed to live up to expectations—just another symptom of the sport’s recent suffering. Only the undercard bout could save the show Saturday on HBO. Undefeated Middleweight Kelly Pavlik showed tremendous power and technical expertise to match. Beating […]
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